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Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 21 for Southwest to Northeast Heavy Rain
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 AM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...Heavy rainfall continues in the Tennessee Valley...

Flash Flood Warnings and Watches, as well as scattered Flood
Warnings and Advisories, are in effect for parts of the Tennessee
and Ohio Valley regions.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 1000 AM EDT...An upper-level trough was centered over the
central U.S. At the surface, a cold front stretched from the Lower
Great Lakes region through the Ohio Valley, Lower Mississippi
Valley, and into central Texas. Tropical moisture continued to
stream in ahead of the front. National Weather Service radars and
surface observations indicated that moderate to heavy rain was
falling across parts of the Tennessee Valley, with another area of
heavy rain in southern Louisiana. Light to moderate rain was
observed across eastern parts of the Ohio Valley region and into
the Lower Great Lakes region, as well as in coastal New England.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 800 AM
EDT Wed Sep 19 through 1000 AM EDT Wed Sep 26...

...ALABAMA...
CENTRE                                4.47                    
FLORENCE 9.9 NW                       4.00                    
FAIRHOPE 3.1 NNW                      3.37                    
MOBILE 1.2 WSW                        2.51                    

...ARKANSAS...
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE                        9.60                    
DANVILLE 2.5 NNE                      7.77                    
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT                   7.52                    
BEN LOMOND 1 WNW                      6.73                    
FORT SMITH RGNL ARPT                  5.72                    
SCRANTON 5.4 ENE                      5.72                    
ARKADELPHIA                           5.59                    
RUSSELLVILLE                          5.37                    
MOUNT IDA                             4.56                    
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 2.6 NNE             4.02                    
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD               3.96                    

...CONNECTICUT...
HAMDEN 2 W                            8.51                    
WESTPORT                              7.41                    
TRUMBULL                              7.32                    
LEBANON                               6.79                    
MADISON CENTER 4.1 N                  6.79                    
KILLINGWORTH 2.6 ESE                  6.74                    
SHELTON 2.7 SSE                       6.60                    
SCOTLAND                              6.40                    
DERBY 1.6 WNW                         6.28                    
WINDHAM                               6.18                    
WILLIMANTIC-WINDHAM ARPT              4.68                    
MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI ARPT             4.49                    

...GEORGIA...
DALTON                                7.60                    
SUGAR VALLEY 2.9 NW                   6.57                    
SUMMERVILLE 9.4 ENE                   5.90                    
RINGGOLD/S CHICKAMAUGA CREEK          5.79                    
ROME, R. B. RUSSELL AIRPORT           4.38                    

...KENTUCKY...
MIDDLETOWN 4.9 ENE                    7.24                    
GEORGETOWN 7.2 ENE                    7.11                    
JEFFERSONTOWN 2.4 N                   7.06                    
FRANKFORT 3.3 NE                      7.01                    
ANCHORAGE 2.8 NE                      6.93                    
NORTONVILLE 0.3 SE                    6.92                    
SHELBYVILLE 7.6 NNW                   6.88                    
EMINENCE 1.4 SE                       6.69                    
PLEASURE RIDGE PARK 0.6 NNW           6.64                    
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN FIELD               6.41                    
HANCOCK CO ARPT-RON LEWIS FIELD       4.49                    

...LOUISIANA...
VIVIAN 1.5 N                          5.09                    
GRAND CHENIER                         4.72                    
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT                  4.49                    
IOWA 9.7 NNW                          4.18                    
BIENVILLE 3 NE                        3.50                    
BOSSIER CITY 2.4 WNW                  3.40                    
LAKE CHARLES RGNL ARPT                3.33                    

...MARYLAND...
DUNKIRK 3.2 NNE                       4.50                    
CAMP DAVID                            3.12                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
TAUNTON 2.6 NW                        5.50                    
EAST BRIDGEWATER 0.3 WSW              4.57                    
REHOBOTH 2.1 N                        4.35                    
HANSON 0.7 NW                         4.20                    
ATTLEBORO 0.9 ENE                     3.46                    
WEBSTER                               3.38                    
NORTON 1.8 NNE                        3.33                    
OXFORD 0.9 SSW                        3.31                    
NORTH GRAFTON                         3.00                    
WORCESTER RGNL ARPT                   2.26                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
NEW ALBANY 5.3 SSE                    7.77                    
SHERMAN                               6.93                    
MANTACHIE 3.4 N                       6.91                    
GUNTOWN 3 NW                          5.41                    
TUPELO RGNL ARPT                      4.99                    
WAVELAND 1.0 NW                       4.57                    
PASS CHRISTIAN 3.5 NE                 3.98                    
STARKVILLE 4.7 SE                     3.83                    
GREENWOOD-LEFLORE ARPT                3.77                    

...NEW JERSEY...
TOTOWA 1 W                            7.44                    
RINGWOOD 2 ENE                        6.96                    
PALISADES PARK 0.2 WNW                6.14                    
MAYWOOD                               4.86                    
BAYONNE                               4.77                    
TENAFLY 1.3 W                         4.72                    
NORTH BERGEN                          4.07                    
TETERBORO AIRPORT                     3.89                    
BELMAR-FARMINGDALE                    2.93                    
ESSEX COUNTY ARPT                     2.33                    
NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT          1.92                    

...NEW YORK...
IRVINGTON 1 NE                        4.58                    
SETAUKET                              4.53                    
WHITE PLAINS - WESTCHESTER CNTY AP    4.41                    
ELMSFORD                              4.30                    
PINE CITY 3.1 SE                      3.10                    
FARMINGDALE/REPUBLIC ARPT             2.40                    
DOWLING SEA COM                       2.22                    
BINGHAMTON REGIONAL AIRPORT           2.09                    
NEW YORK CITY - CENTRAL PARK          1.95                    
ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT                 1.69                    

...OHIO...
DOVER 4.6 WNW                         3.01                    
GREATER PORTSMOUTH RGNL ARPT          2.60                    
CHERRY GROVE                          2.48                    
KNOX COUNTY AIRFIELD                  2.29                    
BUTLER CO RGNL ARPT                   2.05                    
LANCASTER/FAIRFIELD CO ARPT           1.85                    
CINCINNATI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT          1.40                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
PENNDEL 1.1 WSW                       3.50                    
SANDY LAKE 1.8 ENE                    3.16                    
EVERETT 3.9 W                         3.13                    
MEADVILLE 6.7 NW                      3.06                    
HIDDEN VALLEY 0.3 ENE                 2.98                    
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA ARPT           2.32                    
ALTOONA - BLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT        2.08                    
SOMERSET COUNTY ARPT                  2.07                    
PITTSBURGH-ALLEGHENY CNTY AIRPORT     2.00                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
CRANSTON 1.2 SSE                      4.71                    
PROVIDENCE 2.3 NE                     4.24                    
WEST GLOCESTER 3.4 SE                 3.55                    
NORTH FOSTER                          3.28                    
HARRISVILLE 1.2 SSE                   3.12                    

...TENNESSEE...
JACKSON 5.6 NE                       11.32                    
MURFREESBORO 7.9 NNW                  8.74                    
COLUMBIA 1.2 SSW                      8.69                    
BELLS 2.5 NE                          8.21                    
SPRING HILL                           8.07                    
WAYNESBORO 7.3 N                      7.90                    
HOHENWALD 2.2 SE                      7.83                    
SPRING HILL 2.8 ENE                   7.47                    
COOKEVILLE 3.3 SSW                    7.39                    
GADSDEN 4.9 SSE                       7.31                    
DAYTON                                7.18                    
OOLTEWAH 6.7 NNE                      7.04                    
HUNTINGDON CARROLL COUNTY ARPT        6.95                    
CHATTANOOGA/LOVELL FIELD              4.42                    
NASHVILLE INTL ARPT                   3.98                    

...VIRGINIA...
DANVILLE 4.9 NNE                      6.98                    
STEWARTSVILLE                         6.12                    
CAVE SPRING 2.4 SSW                   6.04                    
POAGES MILL 1 N                       5.78                    
ROCKY MOUNT 1 NW                      5.64                    
BEDFORD 0.5 ENE                       5.54                    
WIRTZ 2 SSE                           5.54                    
GOODVIEW 1.7 NNE                      5.38                    
BOONES MILL 5.5 E                     5.37                    
ROANOKE 7.3 SSW                       5.35                    
SALEM CITY 1 E                        5.16                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
WEST UNION 8.2 NE                     3.20                    
ALVON 3 WNW                           2.76                    
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT             2.73                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...ARIZONA...
GREEN VALLEY 3.7 NE                   3.90                    
AMADO 1.65 N                          3.40                    
SAHUARITA 3.5 SW                      3.35                    
ALTAR WASH AT SR 286                  3.31                    
CIENEGA CREEK AT I-1                  2.91                    
ORO VALLEY 5.8 N                      2.32                    
VAIL 8.6 SSE                          2.29                    
BENDER SPRINGS                        2.05                    

...ILLINOIS...
MURPHYSBORO 1.3 NW                    4.84                    
STONEFORT 8.7 ESE                     4.70                    
JONESBORO 0.3 NNE                     4.53                    
GOLCONDA 2.0 N                        4.37                    
COBDEN 0.8 SSE                        4.25                    
CARBONDALE 2.5 W                      4.16                    
METROPOLIS 2.1 ENE                    4.16                    
CAIRO REGIONAL AIRPORT                3.53                    
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT             3.12                    
HARRISBURG-RALEIGH AIRPORT            3.02                    

...INDIANA...
LEOPOLD 1.7 ESE                       6.47                    
JEFFERSONVILLE 0.8 NW                 6.08                    
NEW ALBANY 4.8 NNE                    6.04                    
CORYDON 0.8 ESE                       5.82                    
CANNELTON 6.8 NE                      5.77                    
NEW SALISBURY 1.2 WNW                 5.42                    
MILLTOWN 5.7 SSE                      5.38                    
CRANDALL 3.1 W                        5.31                    
HENRYVILLE 2.6 E                      4.79                    
EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT           3.49                    

...MISSOURI...
HOLLISTER 3.8 SW                      4.38                    
PORTAGEVILLE-DELTA CENTER             4.00                    
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                3.76                    
NEW MADRID 0.2 SE                     3.42                    
FAIRDEALING 6.0 W                     3.32                    
CAPE GIRARDEAU 2.3 N                  3.02                    
KENNETT MEM ARPT                      2.73                    

...NEW MEXICO...
SUNSPOT 0.2 SSW                       3.09                    
TULAROSA 1.0 E                        2.86                    
SIERRA BLANCA                         2.80                    
LORDSBURG 10.1 WNW (ADOBE)            2.75                    
CLOUDCROFT 1.8 SW                     2.74                    
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES MUNI ARPT       2.52                    
RUIDOSO 2.9 SW                        2.30                    
LAS CRUCES 5.8 WNW                    2.13                    
ALBUQUERQUE 8 ESE                     1.40                    

...OKLAHOMA...
FITTSTOWN                            15.78                    
STONEWALL 6 S                        15.50                    
ADA 4.1 S                            13.62                    
CENTRAHOMA                           12.40                    
TALIHINA                             10.25                    
TISHOMINGO                            9.24                    
MCALESTER                             7.67                    
SULPHUR                               7.58                    
KREBS 0.3 WNW                         7.08                    
WISTER                                6.80                    
RINGLING                              6.53                    
BROKEN ARROW 4 W                      6.38                    
DUNCAN/HALLIBURTON FIELD ARPT         6.12                    
WAURIKA                               6.03                    
CHANDLER                              5.51                    
WICHITA                               5.48                    
OKLAHOMA CITY-WILEY POST ARPT         3.69                    
TULSA-JONES JR ARPT                   3.43                    

...TEXAS...
BONHAM 4 NE                          18.18                    
RAVENNA 1.7 SE                       15.59                    
DODD CITY 3 NNW                      14.50                    
PRINCETON 2.0 SSE                    12.05                    
MCKINNEY 7.3 NE                      11.94                    
BLUE RIDGE 5.1 ESE                   11.70                    
VAN ALSTYNE 6.2 ENE                  11.43                    
PROSPER 1.0 ENE                      10.85                    
TRENTON 1.2 ENE                      10.61                    
HUTTO 0.8 WNW                        10.25                    
SHADY SHORES 3.9 N                   10.23                    
PLANO 3.9 NNW                        10.13                    
MESQUITE 3.7 N                        9.85                    
CEDAR HILL                            8.95                    
CELESTE                               8.86                    
WILSON CREEK MCKINNEY                 8.71                    
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT           8.26                    
PARIS-COX FIELD                       6.33                    
BOERNE 3.4 N                          6.05                    
GAINESVILLE                           5.97                    
ELDORADO 2 E                          5.39                    
HENRIETTA 0.7 WSW                     5.26                    
MIDLOTHIAN/WAXAHACHIE                 5.07                    


The cold front will continue moving eastward through the Northeast
tonight, ending the rainfall threat there by Thursday morning as
high pressure builds in. Before it does so, locally heavy rainfall
is possible in the Northeast today, with localized flash flooding
possible. Farther south, the front will be slower to move through
the Mid-Atlantic, Tennessee Valley, and Lower Mississippi Valley
regions into southern Texas. Along and ahead of the slow-moving
front, additional widespread rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches,
with locally higher amounts, are forecast for parts of the
Southeast into the Southern Appalachians through Thursday. There
is a Slight Risk for excessive rainfall/flash flooding in these
areas.

The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 500 PM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Tate




Last Updated: 1059 AM EDT WED SEP 26 2018